Two alleged robbers who shot their victim in the eyes, rendering him completely blind, have been ordered to be kept in prison custody by a Kumasi Circuit Court.

Fatau Musah and Baba Karim are facing charges of conspiracy, robbery and causing harm and pleaded not guilty.

They would re-appear on Wednesday, July 18.

Police Chief Inspector Archibald Kwesi Fandoh told the court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Amo-Yartey that the accused live in Kumasi, whilst the victim Abdul Basit, resides at Maamobi in Accra.

Basit had arrived in Kumasi to visit his family and was riding a motorbike at about 2200 hours on February 2, when the two attacked him at Aboabo.

They shot him through the eyes with a locally manufactured pistol and took away his Nokia cellular phone and cash of GH¢200.00.

A formal report was made to the police and investigations led to the of arrest Musah and Karim.**